External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will arrive for a two day visit to Sri Lanka today to co-chair the 9th session of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission meeting along with her Sri Lankan counterpart, Mangala Samaraweera. Ms Swaraj will be accompanied by Foreign Secretary and other senior officials. <br/><br/>At the discussions at the 9th session of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission, which is being held after 2013, all bilateral issues will figure, including economic, trade, power and energy, technical, defence and maritime cooperation.<br/><br/>External Affairs Minister Ms Sushma Swaraj, along with her Sri Lankan counterpart, Mangala Samaraweera, will review India's extensive assistance to Sri Lanka in housing, health, education and training of professionals, projects to enhance social and cultural ties. The problem of fishermen is part of the agenda at the meeting.<br/><br/>The two sides will discuss an early launch of ferry service between Thalaimannar and Rameshwaram and development of Ramayana tourist circuit in Sri Lanka and Buddhist circuit in India.<br/><br/>During her visit, Ms Swaraj will meet the top Sri Lankan leadership, including President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Leader of Opposition and Chief of Tamil National Alliance, R Sampanthan and other political leaders. Political developments in the country, including Sri Lanka government's efforts on accountability and reconciliation and the constitution drafting exercise are likely to figure in the talks.<br/><br/>The discussions are expected to give direction to ongoing negotiations on ETCA or the Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement, which both the sides eager to sign by end of the year. Tomorrow, Ms Swaraj will inaugurate Digital India Exhibition, which is being organized as a part of Festival of India in Sri Lanka. The Exhibition will showcase Indian IT industry and the recent initiatives of Indian government to take the benefits of IT to the common man.